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by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825 - 1898)

Schwarzschattende Kastanie
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Schwarzschattende Kastanie,
Mein windgeregtes Sommerzelt,
Du senkst zur Flut dein weit Geäst,
Dein Laub, es durstet und es trinkt,
Schwarzschattende Kastanie!
Im Porte badet junge Brut
Mit Hader oder Lustgeschrei,
Und Kinder schwimmen leuchtend weiß
Im Gitter deines Blätterwerks,
Schwarzschattende Kastanie!
Und dämmern See und Ufer ein
Und rauscht vorbei das Abendboot,
So zuckt aus roter Schiffslatern'
Ein Blitz und wandert auf dem Schwung
Der Flut, gebrochen Lettern gleich,
Bis unter deinem Laub erlischt
Die rätselhafte Flammenschrift,
Schwarzschattende Kastanie!

Text Authorship:

  • by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825 - 1898), "Schwarzschattende Kastanie" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Schwarzschattende Kastanie", op. 60 no. 24 (1946) [ medium voice and piano ], from Das stille Leuchten: Liederfolge nach Gedichten von Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, no. 24, Wien: Universal Edition [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Rudi Spring (b. 1962), "Schwarzschattende Kastanie", op. 92e no. 1 (2019) [ baritone and piano ], from Kaleidoskop. Liederzyklus for baritone and piano, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Julius Weismann (1879 - 1950), "Schwarzschattende Kastanie", op. 16 (Fünf Lieder) no. 1 (1903/5) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Châtaignier à l'ombre noire", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Caroline Diehl

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 79

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